Greenhouse - Goodbye Old Friend, Hello New

I'm think of doing that but making the low step all the way across the front of the greenhouse Where we should be able to walk across it from either end or from the front. Simon will be here on Monday and all of us can discuss it.

It also depends on whether the remaining ballast, sand and cement is sufficient. There are some other small jobs, cement and paving, to be done.

 

Small up date:-

I bought some heavy duty plastic to put on the benching before placing capillary matting on it. Got the roll of matting out of the loft after it sitting there 50 years since we used it in the previous greenhouse - found buying a whole roll cheaper than part of a roll.

Cutting the plastic was relatively easy but cutting the matting a pain. I thought it would be easy with a Stanley knife but it was resistant to that. Fibres were difficult to cut through and clogging/sticking to the blade. So I used scissors. That was difficult for me, not the scissors, as I have arthritis in my thumbs but got it done eventually.



The lump of wood at the end is to stop the end of the matting curling up. Of course, when the matting is wet and plants on it then the curling up will stop.

By the time I had done some other things in the garden I didn't get around to bringing the plants back in. Some had died, and some need repotting and roots trimmed off the bottom of the pots - Mrs Shiney's job. all that I managed:-



The box at the end is our large propagator and will go on the benching at the end. It was too heavy for us to try and lift so Simon will do it when he is along next. Then the sand and gravel needs to be put in and hopefully will dry out a little whilst waiting to get the electrics run and fitted.

The box standing outside the greenhouse at the back is our smaller propagator that I'm not sure we shall install.

We're still waiting for the step across the front of the greenhouse to be built and other concreting and paving jobs.

 

We stopped using a watering system as we have extremely hard water here and it used to fur up the tubes pretty quickly. There was so much to do that it had to be fixed to the mains water as it was also used for the big pots and things like tomatoes that were on the other side of the greenhouse.

 

Yes, its a reversing one. Used as a seat when it is the way up in the picture and for kneeling when inverted. The metal sides are then arms to help you lift yourself up.

 

Another, very wet, week has passed and we managed to get some more work done on the greenhouse. When I have time I shall take some photos.